Garbage-can.



F. 1. EICHELBEBGER.

GARBAGE CAN. .nrucmou HLED- NOV. 25. 1916.

Patnted July 17, 1917.

Sim Mom EDWARD J. EIoHE EaeEa, or BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA.

GARBAGE-CAIN.

Application filed November 25, 1916.

To all whom z't may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD J. EIOHEL- BERGER, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Baton Rouge, in the parish of East Baton Rouge andState of Louisiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inGarbage-Cans, of which the following is a specification, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawings.

The invention relates to receptacles and particularly to receptacles forcontaining garbage and like matter.

One of the objects of this invention is to so connect the cover to thecan that the cover cannot be lost though it may be displacedsufiiciently to permit the insertion of garbage within the can or theremoval of the garbage therefrom.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a garbage canhaving a bail whereby it may be handled and having a cover which isslidably connected to the bail so that it may be lifted off the can andthen the bail shifted .to one side and the cover carried to one side.

A further object is the provision of very simple means for holding thecover in place closed upon the can, said means also providing for thisproper support of the bail on the can.

Other objects will appear in the course of the following description.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure1 is a front elevation of a can constructed in accordance with myinvention with the cover closed; I

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the can shown in Fig. 1 but showing thecover open;

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary detail sectional view through the body of thecan, the cover and one of the locking springs;

Fig. 4 is a perspective detail view of one of the locking springs;

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary perspective detail view of the cover showing theloops 20 and a portion of one of the bails.

Referring to these figures, a can or like receptacle which iscylindrical in form. Pivotally attached to the can 10 below its upperedge is a bail 11 provided ,with the oppositely disposed parallel legs12, theselegs terminating in eyes 13. Attached to the can adjacent itsupper edge and on opposite sides are the locking strips 14. Each ofthese strips is primarily cruci- 10' designates Specification of LettersPatent.

ally and will carry the Patented 1115 17, 1917. Serial No. 133,435.

form in shape tov provide the later-ally pro-v jectingarms 15. hese armsare bent over upon the body of the strip, as; illustrated in Fig. 4 andthen bent outward toxform ears loperforated for engagement with the eyeshe lower end of each lookingstriplis riveted or otherwise attached tothe body of the can while the upper end is free and is formed with abead l7 constituting a detent.

. The cover 18 is circular in form and formed with a downwardlydepending wall 19 which is provided on diametrically opposite sides withthe loops 20 through which the legs 12 of the bail slidingly pass. The

. lower edge of the cover is formed with a bead 21 and is adapted toseat upon the upper end of the can 10. The top of the cover is formedwith a handle strap 22.

In assembling this construction the legs of the bail are passed throughthe loops 20 which, as illustrated, are rectangular in form, and thenthe eyes 13 are engaged with the ears 16. Under these circumstances thebail 11, when the cover is lifted from its engagement with the can, maybe shifted latercover with it but the cover cannot become lost as it isalways connected to the can. It will be obvious that the can may beuncovered in the usual manner by simply lifting up on the cover 18 bymeans of the strap 22 and then by the same motion the cover can beshifted over to one side of the can and the bail will be shifted to adepending position, as best illustrated in Fig. 2. This permits the canto be filled or emptied in the usual manner, the bail and cover formingno impediment to the use of the can. The cover is held upon the can bymeans of the resilient upper ends of the strips 13, these upper endsbeing formed with the head 17 which engages over'the bead 21 formed uponthe cover.

It will be seen that this can is very simple and that it may be cheaplymade. The can may be handled in the usual manner whether it is closed oropen. By holding to the strap 22 with one hand and taking hold of thebottom of the can by the other hand, the bucket or can may be emptied inthe usual manner of emptying buckets without the necessity of touchingthe bail. It is obvious that many modifications may be made in thedetails of this construction without departing from the spirit of theinvention as embodied in the appended claims.

Having described my invention, what I claim is:

1. A receptacle, resilient locking strips fastened to the receptacle onopposite sides thereof and having locking detents at their upper ends,the locking strips being formed with ears projecting from the face ofeach locking strip, a bail having legs formed with eyes at theirextremities engaging said ears, and a cover having a head at its loweredge 7 adapted to be engaged by said detents and formed at diametricallyopposite points with loops slidingly engaging said bail.

2, A receptacle, resilient locking strips attached to the receptacle onopposite sides Copies of this patent maybe obtained for five cents each,Washington, I). 0.

thereof and having locking detents at their upper ends, the lockingstrips being formed with laterally projecting ears bent over the face ofeach locking strip and then outward,

these cars being perforated, a bail having :5

EDWARD J. EIGHELBERGER.

WVitnesses:

C. J. MINTON, L. E. HEBART.

by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

